Based on the Statement on the Situation in Tanah Papua (Indonesia)-WCC –Executive Committee (Dewan Gereja seDunia) 14th to 17th February 2012 in Bossey, Switzerland, regarding with ongoing of New Guinea of West Papua Melanesia Political Destruction of 1950’s to 2012 through the Public or International Solidarity Human Rights groups through Moral Force Movement Calls which based on “HOLLY BIBLE-THE PSALM 23, A Psalm of David - “The LORD IS OUR SHEPHERD – which as a guide The Voice of a Shepherds who opposes the crimes against Humanity in the Land of West Papua as the “VOX POPULI VOX DEI” it’s means “People’s Voice is God’s Voice” through from the People, by the people, for the people which based on God’s law of ACTS 17: 24-27 stated that;…”God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelled not in temples made with hands, neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bound of their habitation. That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us” … as a part of the region and the One Body of One world by peaceful means that: The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee have issued a statement expressing concern over the escalation of violence in West Papua. The organization urged the controversial or unclear regime of “NKRI” created in 1950’s with an illegally act in the world today which authorities to stop the killing of civilians at the hands of armed forces and protect the rights of Papuan people. The Statement highlights the “tragic escalation in tension once again poses a wake-up call to “NKRI” and international community”. It insist that the “grievances of the Papuan people must be addressed without delay”. The report described how Papuans has suffered economic deprivation since the times of the Suharto dictatorship which developed a suppressive policy of “transmigration” whereby non-Papuans were transferred from other islands into West Papua, rendering Papuans a minority in their own land. “Over the past several years the Papuans people have been demanding freedom of expression and the right to self-determination, but the demands for their legitimate rights have been continuously suppressed by the coercive “NKRI” authorities. The statement called for the churches to “provide long term accompaniment and also to be engaged in advocacy on the Universal Peace and Universal Security for all New Guinean Papuan there, our, you and me, people struggle for the right to life and right to dignity”. The World Council of Churches stated that: 1. The political and jurisdictional landscape of “Indonesia” has changed in many positive ways since the country started experiencing a democratization process in the late 1990’s. However, the political and human rights situation in Tanah Papua have not changed. Over the past several years the Papuan people have been demanding freedom of expression and the right to self-determination, but the demands for their legitimate rights have been continuously suppressed by the “Indonesian” authorities. Despite the fact that Tanah Papua is one of the richest regions of the world in terms of natural wealth resources, the people of Papua have not benefited from its rich resources; rather, they have suffered from underdevelopment as well as a lack of protection of their economic, social and cultural rights. 2. The Papuans have been expressing their grievance about the underdevelopment of their region, economic impoverishment, lack of adequate facilities for health care and education, blatant violation of human rights, and exploitation of natural wealth resources by “Indonesian” and “multinational conglomerates” that causes environmental degradation. The Papuan has been deeply concern about the lack of job opportunities for Indigenous People. Employers, whether it is the government or private business, prefer “Indonesians” who migrated to Papua above indigenous Papuans. Thus, where transmigration brings new economic activities, the original inhabitants of Tanah Papua lose their land, cultural identity and are becoming a marginalized community in their own land. Various human rights organizations have reported that the Papuan are still subject to torture, ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and unfair treatment by the “Indonesian” military and police force. The gross and systematic violations of human rights due to the rampant militarization processes in the region have denied the Papuan people’s right to live peacefully in their ancestral land. 3. A Special Autonomy Law No. 21/2001 was introduced in Papua in response to the grievances of the local people with an aim to solve the problem of Papua’s political status through peaceful means, respecting human rights and human dignity. However, the fact remains that the Special Autonomy Law has not been consistently implemented by the Government of “Indonesia”. As a result, indigenous Papuans still feel that they have been unfairly treated by “Indonesian” Government and treated in humanely by the security forces. It is in this situation that civil society groups and churches, which together represent the overwhelming majority of Papuan opinion, have united around a single intermediary goal: to reject the Special Autonomy Law. They represent the majority opinion of the Papuans: that the right to self-determination is ultimate solution for the future of indigenous Papuans to live in peace with dignity and freedom in their own land 4. The aspirations of the majority of Papuan people for their right to self-determination have been consistently expressed over the years. The Papuans National Consensus Collective presented a petition to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2010 to put in place arrangements for the free exercise of the right to the self-determination, so that the indigenous peoples of Tanah Papua can decide democratically on their own future in accordance with international standards of human rights, the principles of International Law and the Charter of the United nations. They also urged the United Nations General Assembly to intervene in Papua with a Permanent Observer Mission to oversee the Referendum. 5. The situation in Tanah Papua has deteriorated as the region has been again witnessing an escalation of violation during the past months. The conflicts and tensions between the indigenous Papuans and the “Indonesian” police led to the killing of several civilians in October last year. The crackdown of a peaceful gathering of Papuan people involved the use of disproportionate force by the “Indonesian” security forces, brutality beating and killing unarmed civilians on 19th, October 2011. This tragic escalation in tension once again poses a wake-up call to “Indonesia” and international community, insisting that the grievances of the Papuan people must be addressed without further delay. 6. The WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) has been monitoring the situation in Tanah Papua over recent years. Several visits by staff and solidarity teams have been organized by the WCC in the past years; the last such visit was in July 2008 as part of a WCC’s Living Letters Team visit. The leadership of the WCC member church in Papua, the Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua (GKI-TP), has been requesting the WCC to accompany the people in Papua in their struggle for human rights and human dignity and their quest for peace and security. A number of churches and ecumenical organizations related to the WCC and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) have been involved in advocacy concerning the Papuan’s struggle for Peace with justice and human rights. The churches in Tanah Papua, irrespective of their denominational identities, have been concerned about the situation and convey messages of peace. 7. The churches in “Indonesia” and the Communion of Churches in ‘Indonesia’ (PGI) have remained in constant support of a peaceful resolution of the problems in Tanah Papua. On several occasions the PGI and its member churches condemned the violence and human rights violations in Tanah Papua. The PGI issued a statement in October last year condemning the violence against the Papuans and asked for appropriate actions to set up immediately a Jakarta –Papua dialogue as a commitment to resolve the acts of violence in Papua. Since the situation in Tanah Papua became more tense in October 2011, the CCIA/WCC has been in consultation with the leadership of the PGI, the central committee members of WCC from Indonesia and the CCA about the deteriorating situation in Tanah Papua and finding ways to respond to the critical situation of human rights violations, especially way for ecumenical advocacy in Tanah Papua. 8. The World Council of Churches believes that on the way to establishing peace and justice, it is imperative to overcome conflicts, violence and human rights violations in order to establish peace and security as well as the right to life and human dignity for all human beings who created in the image of God. As members of the community that proclaims Christ as the embodiment of peace, we are called to uphold the values of peace with justice and carry the message of the divine gift of peace in any context of violence and conflict. We believe that the sins of violence and conflict divide people and communities and deny their human rights and human dignity. The scriptures teach us that humanity is created in the likeness of God and is graced with dignity and rights. The recognition of this dignity and these rights is central to our understanding of justice and peace. The message of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation reminds us of the fact that “we witness the struggle for freedom, justice and human rights of the people in many contexts where brave people struggle without global attention”. The context of Tanah Papua is one among that warrants our attention. Against this background, this executive of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-17 February 2012: A. Expresses its deep concern for the deteriorating situation regarding human rights violations in Tanah Papua B. Requests Indonesian authorities to take necessary steps to release the political prisoners, to lift the ban on peaceful assembly of Papuan and to demilitarize Tanah Papua; C. Urges the Indonesian government to initiate necessary steps to enter into dialogue with indigenous Papuan people and to take adequate measure to protect their rights and to provide them with their basic needs and rights as the original inhabitants of Tanah Papua; D. Urges the Indonesian government to ensure that Indonesian armed forces stop the killing and the causing of serious bodily or mental harm to the Papuan people and the abrogation of their human rights; E. Commends the churches and ecumenical partners who are engaged in global advocacy for peace, security and human rights of the Papuans; F. Calls on WCC member churches to provide long term accompaniment and also to be engaged in advocacy on peace and security for all Papuans in their struggle for the right to life and right to dignity; G. Prays for the people and the churches of Tanah Papua as they continue to be engaged in their prophetic witness for peace, reconciliation and hope. Through the unity of West Papuan leadership of various components of the Papuans Human Rights revolution movement of realities described as follows: for all Papuans to prevent the extinction of West Papuan Melanesians in West Papua, to put an end to internal disagreements, and to create togetherness and Papuan national unity based on similar understandings and points of views, as well as to prevent internal conflict among leaders of the Papuan struggle, every Papuan and component our national struggle has a responsibility to: • Promote awareness that all people our nation are one people, namely the Papuan people of Melanesian descent; • Promote mutual mutual consideration and respect among all Papuans, from Gak Island, in the West, from Adi Island to the Arafura Sea in Southwest, Mapia Island to the North and Papua New Guinea to the East, regardless of tribe, religion, gender, and age, we unite as fellow Papuans and develop our allegiance; • Promote all efforts of International and national peace negotiation forum among fellow Papuans to put an end to various longstanding form of suffering experienced by Papuans; • Consider all components, organizations, and factions of our struggle to be assets in our endeavor to liberate the Papuan nation; • Make use of Papua’s natural resource potential for the sake of our struggle in order to create justice, peace and freedom for the Papuan nation, and, • Respect, value and offer full support to each and every Papuan and supporter who struggles private or publicly in diverse ways to determine his /her own fate and create justice, peace and respect for human rights in the nation of West Papua ; • In order to solve the conflict in Papua in a dignified manner, every Papuan and component of our components, in alliance with supporters in various regions of “NKRI” - Indonesia, collectively endeavors to pressure the ‘NKRI’-Indonesian government; • To prevent loss of life to end the violent conflict between the ‘NKRI’-Indonesia government and the nation of Papua, every Papuan and component of our struggle, alliance with sympathizers in various nations, struggles at the international humanitarian level.
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